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The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping away language that still exists in the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment.

The midterm elections ushered in America's first openly gay male governor, as well as the country's first Native American congresswomen and first Muslim congresswomen.

Voters in Idaho, Utah and Nebraska approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, overcoming roadblocks that had kept an estimated 300,000 people from obtaining coverage.

There are now 33 states that have legalized marijuana to some degree, and recreational pot use is now legal in 10 states, along with Washington, D.C.

Christopher Watts, 33, had gone on television in August to call for the safe return of his wife and children. But the bodies of the three were later discovered dumped in an oil field.

Hundreds of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer candidates made the ballot Tuesday. And by Election Day's end, several of them had also made U.S. history.

It was a night with bragging rights and disappointments — a midterm election in which both parties took some lumps, but could also take some satisfaction. Rancor and wrangling are likely from now on.